Muscocyclops
Genus of crustaceans
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Muscocyclops is a genus of copepod crustaceans in the family Cyclopidae, comprising three species[1] found only in South America.[2] Two of the species – Muscocyclops bidentatus and Muscocyclops therasiae – are endemic to the Distrito Federal in Brazil, and are listed as conservation dependent on the IUCN Red List.[3][4] The third species is Muscocyclops operculatus.[1]
| Muscocyclops | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Copepoda |
| Order: | Cyclopoida |
| Family: | Cyclopidae |
| Genus: | Muscocyclops Kiefer, 1937 |
